Correlation Between The Hartford and Wells Fargo

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Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both The Hartford and Wells Fargo at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining The Hartford and Wells Fargo into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.
By analyzing existing cross correlation between The Hartford Emerging and Wells Fargo Strategic, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on The Hartford and Wells Fargo and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in The Hartford with a short position of Wells Fargo. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of The Hartford and Wells Fargo.

Diversification Opportunities for The Hartford and Wells Fargo

0.6
  Correlation Coefficient

Poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between The and Wells is 0.6. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Hartford Emerging and Wells Fargo Strategic in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Wells Fargo Strategic and The Hartford is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on The Hartford Emerging are associated (or correlated) with Wells Fargo. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Wells Fargo Strategic has no effect on the direction of The Hartford i.e., The Hartford and Wells Fargo go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between The Hartford and Wells Fargo

Assuming the 90 days horizon The Hartford is expected to generate 2.12 times less return on investment than Wells Fargo. In addition to that, The Hartford is 1.86 times more volatile than Wells Fargo Strategic. It trades about 0.05 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Wells Fargo Strategic is currently generating about 0.18 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  804.00  in Wells Fargo Strategic on September 1, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  94.00  from holding Wells Fargo Strategic or generate 11.69% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthSignificant
Accuracy99.63%
ValuesDaily Returns

The Hartford Emerging  vs.  Wells Fargo Strategic

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Hartford Emerging 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Over the last 90 days The Hartford Emerging has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, The Hartford is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.
Wells Fargo Strategic 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Wells Fargo Strategic are ranked lower than 8 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong fundamental indicators, Wells Fargo is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

The Hartford and Wells Fargo Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with The Hartford and Wells Fargo

The main advantage of trading using opposite The Hartford and Wells Fargo positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if The Hartford position performs unexpectedly, Wells Fargo can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Wells Fargo will offset losses from the drop in Wells Fargo's long position.
The idea behind The Hartford Emerging and Wells Fargo Strategic pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.
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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Bollinger Bands module to use Bollinger Bands indicator to analyze target price for a given investing horizon.

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